Cloud Alliances Business Development Lead
CanonicalRemote
Full Time
Posted February 17, 2026
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Job Description
The Cloud Alliances Business Development Lead at Canonical is responsible for coordinating go-to-market strategies with cloud partners, driving joint product development, and promoting Ubuntu adoption to support revenue growth and strategic partnerships in the cloud industry.
Key Responsibilities
- Collaborate with cloud partners to align on open-source strategies and develop joint product roadmaps
- Coordinate with marketing and product teams on messaging, content creation, and launch plans
- Create partner- and customer-facing materials such as reference architectures, joint blueprints, webinars, and white papers
- Drive Ubuntu adoption within targeted alliance accounts and provide enablement training to partners
- Influence cloud customers to adopt Canonical technology and build solutions using Canonical products
- Support interaction between sales, marketing, and alliances teams to service customers and prospects
- Manage quarterly and yearly revenue forecasts related to public cloud initiatives
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in science, technology, and/or engineering.
- Experience in software development and system architecture.
- Customer-facing experience in software engineering, product management, business development, technology strategy, or similar functions.
- Excellent communication skills across all levels of stakeholders, including individual contributors to the C-suite, with the ability to grasp complex material and synthesize key points.
- Ability to think and work at both strategic and tactical levels.
- Disciplined and self-motivated for a remote-first workplace environment.
- Willingness to travel up to 25% internationally, including for internal conferences and in-person partnership activities.
Benefits & Perks
Compensation is based on geographical location, experience, and performance, with annual reviews and more frequent reviews for graduates and associates
Performance-driven annual bonus or commission
Distributed work environment with twice-yearly in-person team sprints
Personal learning and development budget of USD 2,000 per year
Annual compensation review
Recognition rewards
Annual holiday leave
Maternity and paternity leave
Team Member Assistance Program
Wellness Platform
Opportunity to travel to new locations to meet colleagues
Priority Pass and travel upgrades for long-haul company events
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